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Lawyers ‘made themselves protagonists’ in Super Retail case, court told
Super Retail Group has sought production of communications between two former executives and their solicitors ahead of a fight to disqualify the lawyers from acting in the employment dispute. 
Vanguard hit with record $12.9M penalty in ASIC greenwashing case
Vanguard Investments has been ordered to pay a penalty of almost $13 million for misleading the public about its $1 billion “ethically conscious” hedge fund.
Macquarie Bank fined almost $5M for market gatekeeper failures
Macquarie Bank has been fined a record $4.995 million for failing to stop the placement of suspicious orders on the electricity futures market.
Pesutto admits sharing Deeming settlement talks with Jeff Kennett
Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto has admitted to sharing with ex-state premier Jeff Kennett aspects of settlement discussions with ousted party member Moira Deeming.
CSR Bradford to hand over docs for possible competition case
Building insulation supplier CSR Bradford will provide discovery to Consolidated Energy after the independent distributor foreshadowed action alleging misuse of market power. 
Dentons investigating ex-partner’s claims against Australia chair
Dentons is facing a lawsuit by a former partner who alleges the law firm's Australian chair emailed him a conspiracy-laden anti-vaccine pamphlet.
High Court asked to overrule Brewster in solicitors’ CFO case
If it takes up the Federal Court's ruling in favour of solicitors seeking to earn a cut from a class action, the High Court will be asked to overrule its 2019 decision against common fund orders.
Ex-Linchpin director loses appeal of $150,000 penalty
The director of collapsed investment firm Linchpin Capital has lost his challenge to a $150,000 penalty, with an appeals court dismissing his arguments as “carping criticism”.
Suit alleges barrister used $1.3M of his company’s funds for chambers fees
Shareholders in lending platform Marketlend can bring a derivative suit against its directors for allegedly misusing company funds, including spending $1.3 million on barrister chambers fees. 
Legal secretary’s ‘spiteful’ case against Gadens gets the boot
The Fair Work Commission has dismissed a six-year-old unfair dismissal case against Gadens, describing the case as part of an apparent “spiteful campaign” against the firm.